Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-07-08 | Richwood | West Virgini | Laurel Creek Hardwoods | Lower leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was using a cant hook to remove a stuck cant from a cant catcher. The cant kicked back and struck the employee in the lower left leg, breaking the leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-10-17 | Richwood | Ohio | NELSON TREE SERVICE, INC. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone |
An employee was standing to the side of the road flagging traffic when a vehicle veered off the road and struck him, fracturing his tibia and ribs. | |||||
2016-04-07 | Richwood | Texas | Jose Ponce | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was walking up the stairway while carrying a sheet of sheet rock. A gust of wind came and caught the sheet rock like a kite, knocking the injured employee backwards. He lost his balance and fell 5 to 6 feet to the ground, suffering a concussion. | |||||
2016-03-06 | Richwood | West Virgini | Nicholas County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee was taking out the garbage when wind caught the door and closed it on the employee's finger. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2015-01-16 | Richwood | Texas | I Am Construction, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet |
The worker was taking photos of the project from the roof, when he stepped back and fell through a sky light. He fell 22 feet to the concrete floor below. |